Bartoš re-elected chairman of Czech Pirate Party

Ivan Bartoš has been re-elected chairman of the Czech Pirate Party for another two years at a national congress in Brno. Mr. Bartoš defeated his only challenger, MEP Markéta Gregorová, in Saturday’s vote.

Earlier the dreadlocked party leader said in a speech that the Pirates should keep offering voters change.

Vít Rakušan, head of the Mayors party with which the Pirates jointly ran in the last general elections, told delegates he looked forward to competing with them in 2025, as well as further cooperation at regional level.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala of coalition leaders the Civic Democrats thanked the Pirates for their cooperation in government.